A 500 kg refrigerator is being pushed on a wheeled cart across a carpeted floor. The applied force to the refrigerator is 305 N. The floor applies a frictional force of 45 N. What is the acceleration of the refrigerator ?

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A 500 kg refrigerator is being pushed on a wheeled cart across a carpeted floor. The applied force to the refrigerator is 305 N. The floor applies a frictional force of 45 N. What is the acceleration of the refrigerator ? 

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